adduce

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /əˈdus/ UK /əˈdjuːs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to cite or bring forward as evidence or proof

The lawyer adduced several documents to support the claim.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to cite or bring forward as... cite present advance offer allege proffer

Opposites

withhold suppress

Word family

Derived forms adducibleadductionadducent

Related forms deduce induce produce conduce

Etymology

From Latin adducere ('to lead to, bring forward'), from ad- ('to') + ducere ('to lead'), from the Proto-Indo-European root *dewk- ('to lead, draw').

adducere Latin ducere Latin *dewk- Proto-Indo-European

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# adduce

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /əˈdus/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈdjuːs/

## Meanings
1. to cite or bring forward as evidence or proof

## Examples
- The lawyer adduced several documents to support the claim.

## Synonyms
- cite
- present
- advance
- offer
- allege
- proffer

## Antonyms
- withhold
- suppress

## Derived Forms
- adducible
- adduction
- adducent

## Related Forms
- deduce
- induce
- produce
- conduce

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: adducere
- Root: ducere - to lead
- Root: *dewk-

## Etymology
From Latin adducere ('to lead to, bring forward'), from ad- ('to') + ducere ('to lead'), from the Proto-Indo-European root *dewk- ('to lead, draw').

## AI Etymology
adduce comes from Latin adducere ('to lead to, bring forward'), from ad- ('to') + ducere ('to lead'), from the Proto-Indo-European root *dewk- ('to lead, draw'). Morphologically, the word is transparent as a compound: its parts remain visible in the modern spelling, while the older history of those parts supplies the deeper ancestry. In modern use, the verb sense is "to cite or bring forward as evidence or proof", which keeps the etymology connected to the word's present dictionary value rather than treating it as a merely historical label. The wider word family includes related English forms such as deduce, induce, produce, conduce and derivatives such as adducible, adduction, adducent, showing how the same base continues to support neighboring English vocabulary. The principal historical forms in the chain include Latin adducere, Latin ducere, Proto-Indo-European *dewk-, which anchor the explanation in named linguistic material.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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